Fig. 3
a Western blot expression of CAV-1 (21–24 kDa) and MMP-9 (65–92 kDa) identified in diseased and non-cancer colon tissues NC: non-cancer normal colon lining, NAP non-adenomatous colon polyp, CC NM colon cancer (non-metastatic), CC M colon cancer (metastatic), I–III TNM staging according to AJCC 8th Edition guidelines. b Box and whisker plot of the CAV-1 expression by western blotting versus normal colon or disease stage